Civil Rights Movement

Which of the following presidents passed the Civil Rights Act protecting all Americans from discrimination?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

The March on Washington ultimately led to which of the following?

• The arrest of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• The organization of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• The desegregation of the U.S. public school system.

What is the name of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the March on Washington?

• My Dreams

• I Have a Dream

• The Time is Now

• It is Time for Change

What did Rosa Parks do to stand up for herself and other African Americans?

• She integrated the all white school in Montgomery, Alabama.

• She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus.

• She drank from a drinking fountain that was for whites only.

• She organized a sit-in at a diner that refused to serve African Americans.

Which of the following leadership roles was Thurgood Marshall the first African American to hold?

• Governor of Alabama

• Member of Congress

• Speaker of the House

• Supreme Court Justice

In what way did the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education have a significant impact on American society?

• It prevented schools from hiring only white teachers.

• It began the process of desegregating public schools in the U.S.

• It led to fewer cases of racial discrimination throughout the country.

• It allowed African Americans to play a greater role in American politics.

Use the map to answer the question. 

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Nashville, Tennessee

• Washington, DC

What law is being enforced by the sign in the image?

• Jim Crow Laws

• Red Scare Laws

• Communist Laws

• Containment Laws

Use the quote to answer the question.

“[T]he vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.”

– Lyndon B. Johnson

Based on the quotation, what was the MAIN purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• to integrate all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces

• to end discrimination in all levels of U.S. public education

• to make sure all U.S. citizens could exercise their right to vote

• to allow people to directly for their representatives in the U.S. Senate

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. advocated which of the following approaches to dealing with unjust laws?

• filing lawsuits

• violent resistance

• nonviolent protests

• following the unjust laws